Judge William T. Lawrence

Reggie Walton, the former director of the Indy Land Bank, was sentenced Monday to nine years in federal prison for his role
in a scheme in which he received kickbacks for fraudulently directing the sale of abandoned or tax-delinquent properties.

A Putnam County police officer convicted of purposefully seriously injuring two people while arresting them will be resentenced
after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals found his 14-month sentence to be “light” in comparison to similar cases.

A defense expert may not testify whether he believes a Richmond police officer used excessive force when he punched an unruly
man in the face three or four times while the man was handcuffed to a hospital gurney.

A federal judge has ruled that Marion County collections cases need not be filed in the township where a defendant lives or
a contract was signed, a key ruling regarding a practice criticized as “forum shopping.”

The state is not able to prevent out-of-state entities from placing political calls to residents within Indiana because of
an existing federal law, according to a federal judge’s ruling on Indiana’s auto-dialer statute.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s ticket-distribution plan for championship games doesn’t constitute
a “lottery” under Indiana law, the Indiana Supreme Court decided Thursday. The issue was before the justices as
certified questions from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals will decide whether several Indiana school corporations discriminate against girls’
basketball teams by scheduling more of their games on weeknights as compared to the boys’ basketball games.

A federal judge in Indianapolis wants the Indiana Supreme Court to decide whether the term “infamous crime” as
used in the state constitution applies to misdemeanors and can be used to keep those convicts from voting.

A federal judge has ruled that 14 school corporations haven’t discriminated against girls’ basketball teams by
scheduling more of their games on weeknights instead of weekends as compared to boys’ basketball games.

A federal judge has certified a convicted sex offender's suit against the Indiana Department of Correction as a class
action. The plaintiff claims registrants have no procedure to correct errors on the sex and violent offender registry.

An Indianapolis-based federal judge wants to know more before he decides whether a student chapter of the American Civil Liberties
Union of Indiana has standing to seek class certification in a lawsuit against the Indiana Board of Law Examiners.

A U.S. District judge is allowing certain State Farm insurance policy holders to proceed in a class action suit against the
company as a result of how the insurer handled roof claims following a 2006 hail storm in central Indiana.